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Ottawa, Alberta near deal on carbon pricing rising to $130/tonne by 2040

The federal government and the Alberta government are nailing down a deal on industrial carbon pricing, largely considered Canada's most important policy for driving down harmful greenhouse gas pollution.

Carney tells Artemis II astronauts their mission around the moon inspired a country

Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the Artemis II astronauts to Ottawa Wednesday telling them their recent trip around the moon has served as an inspiration for the whole country.

The Canadian inspiration for Britain's surging right-wing Reform party

The ascendant Reform UK leader says Preston Manning, the wonkish Canadian populist pioneer, is his inspiration.

Canada's new asylum law leaves 2SLGBTQ+ claimants fearing deportation

Ahmed came to Canada as an international student planning to return home — until falling in love with another man forced him to confront the dangers he says he faces in Pakistan. Now, a new federal asylum law could make his refugee claim ineligible before he even got a hearing.